N-acetylaspartate concentration in the anterior cingulate of maltreated children and adolescents with PTSD

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 157, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1175-1177

  De Bellis, Michael D ^a   Keshavan, Matcheri S ^b   Spencer, Steven ^b   Hall, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ASPARTIC ACID; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CREATINE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0033914753     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.7.1175     Document Type: Article

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